Statistics for Berrien County
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Statistics for Larger Regions: Region 11, South District, Alapaha Circuit, Non-CII.
Tables:
| Berrien County Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports (duplicated) During October 2023 through September 2024 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 300 | 61.4 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 33 |
| Unique Children Subject of Maltreatment Reports | 248/300 | 82.7% | 86.4% | 129.5 |
| Children Subject of Maltreatment Investigations | 145 | 29.7 per 10K | 14.3 per 10K | 6 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response | 76 | 15.5 per 10K | 10.7 per 10K | 62.5 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 80 |
| Children Subject of Non-Alleged Reports | 79 | 16.2 per 10K | 14.1 per 10K | 80 |
| Victim Reports | 93 | 19.1 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 3 |
| Victim Reports of Neglect | 66 | 13.5 per 10K | 2.7 per 10K | 3 |
| Victim Reports of Physical Abuse | 7 | 1.4 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 20 |
| Victim Reports of Sexual Abuse | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.2 per 10K | 137.5 |
| Victim Reports of Other Abuse | 20 | 4.1 per 10K | 0.5 per 10K | 3 |
| Victims Removed to Foster Care | 22/93 | 23.7% | 25.3% | 87 |
| Non-Victims Removed to Foster Care | 9/128 | 7% | 2.4% | 13 |
| Children Subject of Alternative Response Removed to Foster Care | 2/76 | 2.6% | 0.7% | 15 |
| Children Subject of Undetermined Reports Removed to Foster Care | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Removed to Foster Care Before Report | 0/35 | 0% | 0.5% | 84.5 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 3 Days of Report | 6/35 | 17.1% | 28.6% | 94 |
| Removed to Foster Care within 7 Days of Report | 10/35 | 28.6% | 35.8% | 92.5 |
| Median Days from Report to Removal | 35 | 118.5 days | 30.0 days | 17 |
| 90th Percentile Days from Report to Removal | 35 | 248.0 days | 259.0 days | 60 |
| Removed to Foster Care Prior to Start of Investigation | 0/35 | 0% | 1.5% | 93 |
| Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 5/89 | 5.6% | 3.1% | 23.5 |
| Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/13 | 0% | 1.5% | 88 |
| Non-Removed Victims Revictimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 5/76 | 6.6% | 3.7% | 25.5 |
| Non-Victims Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 14/151 | 9.3% | 2.6% | 6 |
| Alternative Response Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 11/99 | 11.1% | 2.1% | 6.5 |
| Undetermined Reports Victimized within 6 Months, Disposed April 2023 to March 2024 | 0/0 | na | na | na |
| Berrien County Children Removed to Foster Care During April 2024 through March 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Removals to Foster Care | 62 | 154.1 per 10K | 20.4 per 10K | 2 |
| Average Monthly Removals to Foster Care | 5.2 | 12.8 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 2 |
| Reentries to Foster Care | 5/62 | 8.1% | 13.2% | 85 |
| Reentries to Foster Care within 12 months of Previous Discharge | 0/62 | 0% | 4.5% | 103 |
| Removals for Neglect | 32/62 | 52% | 35% | 43.5 |
| Removals for Caretaker Drug or Alcohol Use | 29/62 | 47% | 41% | 71 |
| Removals for Physical Abuse | 4/62 | 6% | 9% | 65 |
| Removals for Caretaker Inability to Cope | 4/62 | 6% | 8% | 62.5 |
| Removals for Inadequate Housing | 25/62 | 40% | 19% | 21.5 |
| Removals for Incarceration | 16/62 | 26% | 13% | 17 |
| Removals for Child Behavior | 2/62 | 3% | 8% | 82.5 |
| Removals for Abandonment | 0/62 | 0% | 11% | 121 |
| Removals for Sexual Abuse | 0/62 | 0% | 3% | 101.5 |
| Removals to Non-Relative Foster Care First Setting | 10/28 | 36% | 57% | 122 |
| Removals to Relative Foster Care First Setting | 15/28 | 54% | 37% | 25 |
| Removals to Pre-Adoptive Home First Setting | 0/28 | 0% | 0% | 73 |
| Removals to Group Home First Setting | 0/28 | 0% | 0% | 72.5 |
| Removals to Institution First Setting | 3/28 | 11% | 5% | 20 |
| Removals to Home Visit First Setting | 0/28 | 0% | 0% | 73.5 |
| Removals to Runaway First Setting | 0/28 | 0% | 1% | 75 |
| Removals to ILP First Setting | 0/28 | 0% | 0% | 72.5 |
| Discharged within 1 Month of April 2024 through February 2025 Removal | 0/57 | 0% | 7% | 104 |
| Permanence within 12 months of April 2023 through March 2024 Removal | 4/12 | 33% | 29% | 55 |
| IV-E Reimbursed in Removal Cohort (excludes latest 6 months) | 0/37 | 0% | 0% | 71.5 |
| Berrien County Children in Foster Care During April 2024 through March 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children in Region on March 31 2025 | 3,981 | na | na | 100 |
| AIAN Children on AIAN Lands in Region on March 31 2025 | na | na | na | na |
| Children in Care on March 31 2024 | 41 | 101.0 per 10K | 44.0 per 10K | 31 |
| Children in Care on March 31 2025 | 81 | 203.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 5 |
| Average Daily Children in Care | 62 | 154.9 per 10K | 43.2 per 10K | 9 |
| Total Children Served in Foster Care During April 2024 through March 2025 | 103 | na | na | 47 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care During April 2024 through March 2025 | 22,074 | 54,880.0 per 10K | 15,776.0 per 10K | 9 |
| Total Days Children Spent in Foster Care Away From Family During April 2024 through March 2025 | 16,424 | 40,833.0 per 10K | 12,131.0 per 10K | 11 |
| Accumulated Out of Home Placement-Days on March 31 2025 | 30,402 | 76,368.0 per 10K | 32,732.0 per 10K | 26 |
| Average Monthly Foster Care Costs During April 2024 through March 2025 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.0 per 10K | 80 |
| Children in Congregate Settings on March 31 2025 | 7 | 17.6 per 10K | 5.9 per 10K | 21 |
| Children In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 3.6 per 10K | 140 |
| 17-Year-Olds In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 | 0 | 0.0 per 10K | 0.4 per 10K | 108 |
| Children in Non-Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 47/81 | 58% | 62% | 99 |
| Children in Relative Foster Care on Last Day | 27/81 | 33% | 19% | 25 |
| Children in Pre-Adoptive Home on Last Day | 0/81 | 0% | 3% | 120.5 |
| Children in Group Home on Last Day | 0/81 | 0% | 0% | 80 |
| Children in Institution on Last Day | 7/81 | 9% | 14% | 108.5 |
| Children in Home Visit on Last Day | 0/81 | 0% | 1% | 100 |
| Children in Runaway on Last Day | 0/81 | 0% | 1% | 95.5 |
| Children in ILP on Last Day | 0/81 | 0% | 0% | 83 |
| Children Investigated for Maltreatment in Care during April 2024 through March 2025 | na | na | na | na |
| Children Victimized in Care during April 2024 through March 2025 | na | na | na | na |
| Children Victimized in Care during April 2024 through March 2025 by Parent | na | na | na | na |
| Children Victimized in Care during April 2024 through March 2025 by Foster Parent or Facility Staff | na | na | na | na |
| Children Over 12 in Group Settings on March 31 2025 | 7/7 | 100% | 91% | 33.5 |
| Placement Moves During First 12 Months In Care per 1,000 Child-Days | 52/12,129 | 4.3 Per 1K Days | 5.5 Per 1K Days | 90 |
| Placements Moves Toward Permanence | 13/99 | 13% | 26% | 143.5 |
| Lateral Placements Moves | 82/99 | 83% | 57% | 13 |
| Placements Moves Away from Permanence | 4/99 | 4% | 18% | 135 |
| IV-E Reimbursement Rate, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 0/81 | 0% | 0% | 79 |
| Long Term Foster Care Plan Goal, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 1/81 | 1% | 7% | 109.5 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2024 | 41 | 23.6 months | 17.2 months | 29 |
| Median Length of Stay, Children In Care on March 31 2025 | 81 | 8.5 months | 16.5 months | 140.5 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children In Care on March 31 2024 | 17/41 | 41% | 33% | 60 |
| Permanence within 12 Months, Children with Both TPRs In Care on March 31 2024 | 2/2 | 100% | 58% | 14.5 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2025 | 19/81 | 23% | 47% | 141 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 | 12/81 | 15% | 36% | 133 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2025 | 12/81 | 15% | 33% | 128.5 |
| In Non-Relative Care Over 24 Months with Both TPRs on March 31 2025 | 0/12 | 0% | 19% | 129 |
| In Care Over 18 Months on March 31 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 12/27 | 44% | 33% | 58.5 |
| In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 9/20 | 45% | 31% | 49.5 |
| Entering 18th Month In Care during April 2023 through March 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 5/20 | 25% | 40% | 106 |
| Berrien County Children Discharged During April 2024 through March 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Discharges | 22/4,022 | 54.7 per 10K | 19.8 per 10K | 25 |
| Children Discharged for Reunification | 11/22 | 50% | 45% | 51.5 |
| Children Discharged for Relative | 2/22 | 9% | 5% | 22.5 |
| Children Discharged for Adoption | 2/22 | 9% | 24% | 119.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer | 0/22 | 0% | 0% | 80.5 |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation | 5/22 | 23% | 10% | 15 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship | 2/22 | 9% | 16% | 86 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway | 0/22 | 0% | 0% | 78 |
| Children Discharged for Death | 0/22 | 0% | 0% | 79 |
| Children Discharged for Unknown | 0/22 | 0% | 0% | 75 |
| Median Length of Stay in Foster Care | 22 | 31.3 months | 19.7 months | 23 |
| Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge | 11 | 25.6 months | 12.5 months | 12 |
| Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge | 2 | 58.2 months | 9.6 months | 3 |
| Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge | 2 | 31.0 months | 16.7 months | 16 |
| Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge | 2 | 58.1 months | 34.6 months | 17 |
| Reunified within 72 Hours | 0/11 | 0% | 4% | 82 |
| Reunified within 12 Months | 0/11 | 0% | 51% | 123.5 |
| Adopted within 24 Months | 0/2 | 0% | 18% | 98.5 |
| Adopted within 48 Months | 1/2 | 50% | 74% | 104.5 |
| Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 2 | 31.6 months | 23.1 months | 25 |
| Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months | 2 | 26.5 months | 9.6 months | 10 |
| In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/1 | 100% | 56% | 15 |
| In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/1 | 100% | 59% | 10.5 |
| Adoption Discharges | 2/4,022 | 5 per 10K | 4.7 per 10K | 82 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges | 5/4,022 | 12.4 per 10K | 2.1 per 10K | 3 |
| Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs | 0/2 | 0% | 2% | 76 |
| Discharged Runaways Under 18 on March 31 2025 | 0 | 0.0 per 1M | 2.8 per 1M | 82.5 |
| Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during April 2024 through March 2025 | na | na | na | na |
| Children Discharged for Reunification April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/9 | 0% | 8.4% | 94 |
| Children Discharged for Relative April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 7.2% | na |
| Children Discharged for Adoption April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/4 | 0% | 0% | 64.5 |
| Children Discharged for Transfer April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 5.6% | na |
| Children Discharged for Emancipation April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 0.2% | 55 |
| Children Discharged for Guardianship April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/1 | 0% | 1.9% | 64.5 |
| Children Discharged for Runaway April 2023 through March 2024 Reentering within 12 Months | 0/0 | na | 25% | na |
| Berrien County Child and Family Services Review Measures During April 2024 through March 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltreatment Reports During October 2023 through September 2024 | 300 | 61.4 per 10K | 39.1 per 10K | 33 |
| Substantiated Maltreatment Victims During October 2023 through September 2024 | 93 | 19.0 per 10K | 3.9 per 10K | 3 |
| Removals During Period | 62 | 12.8 per 10K | 1.7 per 10K | 2 |
| In-care on March 31 2025 | 81 | 203.0 per 10K | 43.0 per 10K | 5 |
| Total Children Served | na | na | na | na |
| Discharges During Period | 22 | na | na | 61 |
| S1.1: Non-Recurrence of Substantiated Maltreatment within 6 Months | 40/45 | 88.9% | 96.6% | 143.5 |
| S1.2: Non-Maltreated by Foster Parent or Facility Staff October 2023 through September 2024 | 85/85 | 100% | 99.58% | 66 |
| C1.1: Discharged to Reunification or Relative within 12 Months | 0/13 | 0% | 48% | 125 |
| C1.2: Discharged to Reunification or Relative Median Length of Stay | 13 | 25.6 months | 12.6 months | 11.5 |
| C1.3: Removed During 6-Months before April 01 2024, Discharged to Reunification or Relative | 0/0 | na | 24% | na |
| C1.4: Discharged During 12-Months before April 01 2024, Reentering within 12 Months | 0/9 | 0% | 8.4% | 97.5 |
| C2.1: Discharged to Adoption within 24 Months | 0/2 | 0% | 18% | 98.5 |
| C2.2: Discharged to Adoption Median Length of Stay | 2 | 58.1 months | 34.6 months | 17 |
| C2.3: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2024, Adopted During Period | 2/16 | 12% | 24% | 105 |
| C2.4: In-care 17+ Months on April 01 2024, Freed for Adoption During First 6 Months of Period | 0/20 | 0% | 7% | 107 |
| C2.5: Legally Freed April 2023 through March 2024 , Adopted within 12 Months | 1/1 | 100% | 60% | 15.5 |
| C3.1: In-care 24+ Months on April 01 2024, Permanent By 18th Birthday | 9/19 | 47% | 35% | 57.5 |
| C3.2: Discharges to Permanence Among Legally Free Children | 2/2 | 100% | 98% | 53 |
| C3.3: Emancipated After In-care 3+ Years | 0/4 | 0% | 43% | 98.5 |
| C4.1: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care <12 Months | 47/62 | 76% | 77% | 87 |
| C4.2: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care 12 to 24 Months | 8/12 | 67% | 54% | 37.5 |
| C4.3: Two or Fewer Placement Settings, In-care Over 24 Months | 12/27 | 44% | 30% | 24 |
| Berrien County Court Improvement Program Reporting Measures During April 2024 through March 2025 | Count | Rate | State Rate | Rank (high=1 to low=159) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIP1.1: Free for Adoption or Living with Family within 15 Months of January 2023 through December 2023 Removal | 7/14 | 50% | 53% | 86 |
| CIP1.2: Discharged within 1 Month of April 2024 through February 2025 Removal | 0/57 | 0% | 7% | 104 |
| CIP1.3: Permanent within 12 Months of April 2023 through March 2024 Removal | 4/12 | 33% | 29% | 55 |
| CIP1.4: In Care Over 24 Months on March 31 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 9/20 | 45% | 31% | 49.5 |
| CIP1.5: TPRs Completed during Latest 12 Months within 15 Months of Removal | 0/0 | na | 26% | na |
| CIP1.6: In Care with Both TPRs on March 31 2024 Permanent within 12 Months | 2/2 | 100% | 58% | 14.5 |
| CIP1.7: In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/1 | 100% | 56% | 15 |
| CIP1.8: In Care 12+ Months with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18 | 1/1 | 100% | 59% | 10.5 |